"Yorkie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈjɔɹki/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Yorkie.wav Forms: Yorkies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ki Etymology: From Yorkshire + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Yorkshire|ie}} Yorkshire + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} Yorkie (plural Yorkies)
  1. (informal) The Yorkshire terrier, a small breed of dog weighing 3–7 pounds as adults. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Yorkie-en-noun-0t7XkfZx
  2. (informal) A Yorkshire pudding. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Yorkie-en-noun-DzzBrGCJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, British demonyms, North Yorkshire, England Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 81 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 10 69 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 83 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 86 10 Disambiguation of British demonyms: 8 79 13 Disambiguation of North Yorkshire, England: 33 45 22
  3. Someone from York, England.
    Sense id: en-Yorkie-en-noun-cFlVgMfc

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